Pakistan trying to achieve global status ignoring problems at home: Report

IANS | May 24, 2026 8:59 PM

Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Despite Pakistan's efforts in seeking global relevance by turning into a peacemaker in the US-Iran conflict, its domestic economic crisis, internal conflicts surrounding Balochistan. and cross-border skirmishes with India and Afghanistan are among the issues that have consistently concerned the nation, a Bangladeshi media report said.

NSA Doval meets Marco Rubio, security and defence issues in focus

IANS | May 24, 2026 6:48 PM

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Sunday, with talks focused on defence, security and strategic technology-related cooperation, including the TRUST initiative.

India emerges as key maritime power shaping security in Indo-Pacific region: Report

IANS | May 23, 2026 8:49 PM

Tokyo, May 23 (IANS) India's expanding maritime outreach, including its 'Necklace of Diamonds' counter-strategy, logistics agreements with Australia, France and Japan, coastal surveillance networks, naval base arrangements in Seychelles and BrahMos missile sales to the Philippines beginning in 2024 signals the most “proximate and credible structural pushback” to Chinese maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.